Gury (Karpov), also Gurias of Tavryisk, was Archbishop of Tauris and Simferopol during the latter half of the nineteenth century. He was a scholar and missionary in China, leading the fourteenth Russian...

A Supplicatory Canon in the Byzantine Rite, is a service of supplication for the welfare of the living. 

Supplicatory Canon , Akathist and biography to Saint Anastasia the Roman healer of potions.

George, this truly great and glorious Martyr of Christ, was born of a father from Cappadocia and a mother from Palestine. Being a military tribune, or chiliarch (that is, a commander of a thousand troops),...

The earliest surviving mention of Michael is in a 3rd century BCE Jewish apocalypse, the Book of Enoch. This lists him as one of seven archangels, who, according to a slightly later work, the Book of...

A sermon on obedience and receiving a blessing to perform tasks in the monastic life.

In his letter to Nun Eusebia, we are offered a unique and intimate glimpse into St Nektarios' role as a spiritual father. Here the saint uses his extensive knowledge and wisdom to encourage his spiritual...

Bittkanon an den Heiligen Porphyrios. Supplicatory Canon to St Porphyrios in German.

The famous saying "Know Thyself" is well-known as the hallmark of ancient philosophy. In Christianity this imperative assumes vital importance as a duty enjoined both by natural law and by Holy Scripture,...

Bittkanon an den Heiligen Paisios. Supplication Canon to St Paisios in German.